"The Patternists specialized in cerebral asymmetry. With grossly expanded right-brain hemispheres, they were highly intuitive, given to metaphors, parallels, and sudden cognitive leaps. Their inventive minds and quick, unpredictable genius had given them a competitive edge at first. But with these advantages had come grave weaknesses: autism, fugue states, and paranoia. Patternists grew out of control and became grotesque webs of fantasy." - Bruce Sterling Schismatrix Plus

06 June 2013

Periodic Table

Been thinking a lot about science, illustration, steampunk, 19th century design. My first experiment was quite an undertaking: The Periodic Table of Elements. Believe me, it's a typographic nightmare. (Not just typing all the shit in) It will quickly become a piece of actual history after the newly discovered/invented element is named.

It's more of a sketch (finished off in photoshop) because Tom's plan is to dive into intaglio printmaking after being away from it for 20yrs or so. My ink drawings were leading me to it. Just gotta have that delicious black line, a little bleedy and a little embossed in the paper. Mmmmmmm. As for the Periodic Table, I'll actually be scratching "Copperplate" font into a copper plate.

Extension of this plan is the need for a super workshop under the deck. A 9' x 7' table, wood storage, tool storage on lockdown, pneumatic hoses and power cords coming down from the ceiling. Because, I gotta matte and frame these prints too.

New ideas are going to be flora and fauna. For starters, lizards and woodpeckers. I'm aiming at less typography and more image.

About Me

A dedicated painter in oils for 23yrs, and a museum collected digital fine artist, he has maintained a parallel interest in digital / web-based platforms in the commercial world. In his own words, "Vision is singular but the applications are multiple."